Oberdan Bezzi, who is an expert motorcycle designer, has thought of an idea for a Royal Enfield Bullet 500. He calls it the Enduro and as per him, the bike is not only traditional but also qualifies to be an enduro motorcycle by providing a decent mileage and less maintenance. The reason being that the motorcycle is powered by a single cylinder engine which can be as reliable as they were a few decades ago.
The idea of reviving the old Royal Enfield looks really exciting and testing it off road would be an amazing experience.
The Royal Enfield Bullet Enduro 500 is just a computer generated sketch. From a Bulleteer’s perspective, translating it in the real world, and into a work of art, can be easily done by finding help from bike builders who are rapidly rising in number, here in India.
The chaps over at Bajajpulsar.org have somehow managed to get some decent close-up snaps of the new Pulsar 135cc which enters showrooms in the coming weeks.
We all know that the Pulsar series from Bajaj ranges from 150cc to 220cc and we have seen so many variants of these bikes within this engine capacity. Bajaj, which has been very active this year, and wants to wrap up 2009 with something memorable.
So here we go — Bajaj is launching a 135cc motorcycle in its Pulsar Series this December. The Pulsar series is full of powerful bikes starting from 150cc but this time Bajaj is introducing a 135cc pulsar which would be a blend of power, efficiency and style.
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Sales of Royal Enfield has been growing despite the industry slump recently
Royal Enfield has projected sales of 50,000 units in 2009 which is a 15% increase compared to last year. The company has been quite stable in this period of slowdown and has recently launched Bullet variant Classic 500.
The company has shown a steady growth of 15-18% in the past few years and there hasn’t been much impact on it even in this slump period.
Shaji Koshy, head of sales and marketing -
Our aim is to touch 1 lakh bikes by 2013. Sales are growing in the metros with more people with disposable incomes, particularly from the IT sector, keen on riding Bullet for long drives.
BSA Motors recently launched five models of BSA Motors electric scooters in Orissa – Smile, Diva, Street Rider, Roamer and Roamer Plus – to double its business in the country in year’s time.
Mr. S. Krishnaswamy, general manager, BSA Motors -
The electric scooter market in India is currently estimated at Rs 400 crore. The industry is expected to double in a year’s time and we hope BSA Motors will register an equal growth momentum during the same period.
Each electric scooter will have four colour options with the exception of Diva which will have five colour options and these scooters come with some great features like protective safety switch, twin passenger foot rest, ergonomically designed seats, adequate storage space, side reflectors and many more other features which are latest in the market. Out of the five models, three models are in 250 watts, one in 500 watts and one in 800 watts.
The Bajaj ULC will use scooter/3-wheeler parts and DTSi technology
Bajaj, Renault and Nissan have sorted out the issues between them and are gearing up for the development of the ULC car which is targets the Tata Nano.
Bajaj might feature its Digital Twin Spark ignition technology in this low cost car. This technology works even better when combined with Computerized Direct Ignition system and the gen-next throttle response system.
In order to reduce the cost of the car, Bajaj will use around 70-80% of the parts currently used in motorcycles, scooters and three-wheelers. Bajaj will use its existing two-wheeler manufacturing plants to set up assembly units for this low cost car rather than setting up a dedicated manufacturing plant for them.
The 500C is getting recognition far away from its homeland
This surely is a good news for all the Royal Enfield lovers.
The recently launched Bullet Classic C5 motorcycle has won this year’s trophy for Best Bike (Metric-Stock) at the Bearly Cruzin Classic Car and Motorcycle Show in Arizona.
The CBR250RR is for the rookie biker looking to get an eye in
According to sources, Honda might launch CBR250RR with in a year’s time in the European market. This bike would be meant for those people who have interest in biking but are less experienced. The bike is expected to have an aluminum frame; the engine would consist of an upgraded version of the 250cc V-twin engine of VTR250.
With the Indian market starting to get exposed to bikes such as the Kawasaki Ninja 250R, I think it would not be a bad move if Honda launches their CBR250RR in India as well. Honda has already launched their super bikes like CBR1000RR and CB1000R which have made their presence in the superbike segment felt in our country.
These days countries like Norway and Australia are stressing on the road safety through innovative road safety videos. I feel that similar campaigns should be started in our country as well as the message sent out from the video is very simple and has a strong recall.
This kind of awareness campaign is very important in our country considering the number of two wheelers we have here. Everyday we add thousands of two wheelers on our roads. But how many of the riders are aware about road safety and the dangers awaiting them?
Through videos such as this one, people should be educated on the importance of safety and riding safely.
Oberdan Bezzi, who is an expert motorcycle designer, has thought of an idea for a Royal Enfield Bullet 500. He calls it the Enduro and as per him, the bike is not only traditional but also qualifies to be an enduro motorcycle by providing a decent mileage and less maintenance. The reason being that the motorcycle is powered by a single cylinder engine which can be as reliable as they were a few decades ago.
Sales of Royal Enfield has been growing despite the industry slump recently
The Bajaj ULC will use scooter/3-wheeler parts and DTSi technology
